China Quiz - MSN Encarta

Beijing, also known as Peking, is in the northern part of China. Which other statement describes Beijing?

It has been the capital of China for over 700 years.

It is the second-largest city in China, after Shanghai.

It has more colleges and universities than any other city in China.

All of the above

This bamboo-eating mammal, discovered as recently as 1839, exists naturally only in the cool mountain forests of the Sichuan (Szechwan), Shaanxi (Shensi) and Gansu (Kansu) provinces of China:

Mountain gorilla

Koala bear

Giant panda

Red-tailed sloth

Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival in China, has a tradition in which adults give small red packets (called "hong bao" or "lai see" in Chinese) to children, unmarried adults and employees or servants. What do these packets contain?

Chinese New Year in Hong Kong (Image credit: Kevin Fleming/Corbis)

Moon cakes

Gold pendants

Kumquats

Money

Born as Chan Kwong Sang in Hong Kong in 1954, this actor and director's Chinese screen name is Sing Lung, which translates as "becoming the dragon." Outside of Asia, he is known as:

Jet Li

Bruce Lee

Jackie Chan

Chow Yun Fat

Which bottom-feeding fish originated in China?

Snapper

Carp

Halibut

Sole

Which of these was not invented in China:

Ping-pong

Pasta

Fireworks

Paper

The Chinese language is generally classified into how many dialects?

This famous dish from Beijing -- first prepared for the emperor during the Yuan dynasty -- is usually served with steamed, thin pancakes; scallions; sliced cucumber; and a sweet duck sauce:

Tea-smoked duck

Kung pao chicken

Peking duck

Sweet and sour pork

The carving of this highly prized gemstone has a long history in China, dating back to 4000 B.C.:

Tigereye

Jade

Moonstone

Turquoise

Also known as Chang Jiang, or "long river," this is the longest river in Asia:

Which river am I? (Image credit: Joan Lebold Cohen)

Yellow River

Pearl River

Songhua River

Yangtze River